#kaya jam

[morethansalad]

Vegan Kaya Toast

[buffetlicious]

Sis bought this Kaya Swiss Roll (S$12) from Rich & Good Cake Shop. The long tube of rolled cake is about 12 inches long and wrapped in a piece of plastic. The cake itself is soft and fragrant with a whorl of coconut jam within. Though it tasted good, the price is hard to stomach as it had gone up by at least 100% over the last 6-8 years.

[call-me-copycat]

oh I didn’t know you were a cheese monger!

That I am! Not official yet (need to take the training course), but I've been working as one for about 8/9 months so I've gained a bit of knowledge :⁠-⁠)

This wasn't my dream job or anything, it's really just something I signed up for since I need a way to save for college, but it's a fun job so I don't think I'd want to leave it soon (unfortunately will have to eventually)

To answer your next ask about cheese facts, I have to admit I only really know what to say when people ask me questions about cheese, so I'll try to find random tidbits of what I can remember:

All of our cheese is imported from all over the globe (so we're a pretty expensive shop >⁠.⁠<)

There are certain ways to cut certain cheeses. Like "pie cut" (horizontally), "Cake cut" (circular ones like you'd cut a cake), "mountain cut" (huge triangular ones cut into a specific arrangement for their size, too intricate to describe), "barrel cut" (for cylindrical shaped cheese)

Harder/Longer aged cheeses are easier on the stomachs of lactose intolerant people (as I've learned myself)

There are lots of sweet cheeses (We had a pumpkin spice Bellavitano which was paired with this sweet oat cracker and apricot jam and it tasted similar to cheesecake)

Some of them lose flavor and color the older they get (probably common knowledge, but an example of this would be our Port Salut - It tastes really good and tangy when fresh cut but tastes plain when old, exactly like yogurt)

Mold spores can't penetrate most cheeses, so it's common practice to cut off some small mold bits on the harder cheeses (sounds gross, I know)

Blue cheese can mold. But with the mold you don't want to eat.

There are lots of Bellavitanos. Tons. Garlic and Herb, chili lime, pumpkin spice, bourbon, espresso (covered in ground coffee beans), Merlot (wine soaked), etc. We're still getting new ones currently

Bellavitanos "cry" when you cut them :⁠-⁠( [moisture seeps from small holes and they get slimy fast and I don't like it the slightest]

Real Parmiano Reggiano apparently "tastes a bit like pineapple" (I've tried it, I don't think it does)

Some of our cheeses are comically large. I'm very small and get paid to heft around ~30lb wheels of cheese to cut daily (not all the time - I'm infamous for avoiding them actually)

If you've ever seen those videos where people take a huge half wheel of cheese and scrape off the melted portion onto some food, it's most likely raclette cheese

Tried to think of some more but that's all that came to my mind right now ‎(´-ᴗ-⸝⸝ก) A lot of it wasn't official as I'm still learning a lot, but it's stuff that I've discovered while working there

I do not like the one rule we have where we have to eventually know what all the cheeses taste like, which means whenever we're cutting something and our manager finds out we don't know what it tastes like then we're forced to try a sample (·︿· `)

A lot of the time I do not like it! (⁠ ⁠･ั⁠﹏⁠･ั⁠)

I hope you're doing well! It's nice hearing from you! (〃´∀`)

[good--merits-accumulated]

homemade pancakes with kaya jam and evaporated milk save me... homemade pancakes with kaya jam and evaporated milk. save me homemade pancakes with kaya jam and evaporated milk

[foxmulderautism]

been awake for 10 minutes and am fantasising about malaysian food

[ceritamelayuboleh]

TERLAJAK TERUNA SELEPAS MALAM PERTAMA (VERSI ISTERI)

Sejujurnya i kahwin dengan suami i ni pun sebab dia dan keluarga dia kaya, senang lenang hidup i sikit. I bukannya melayan dia sangat waktu uni. Cuma i berdamping dengan dia sebab dia pandai dan tolong I dalam pelajaran.

Terkejut jugak I bila dia masuk melamar nak kahwin. I rasa geli nak berkahwin dengan dia, mana taknya, lemah lembut sangat, acah alim la kononnya, tak rasa macam dia tu lelaki.

I ingatkan dia akan tinggalkan I lepas tunda urusan perkahwinan sampai I habis grad. Rupa-rupanya, dia jadi makin menjengkelkan. Asyik telefon la, asyik mesej tanya khabar la, kekadang sampai tak tidur nak sembang dengan I.

I pulak bukan melayan sangat pun, i tengok dia macam orang yang telefon nak jual barang. Kekadang i blok je dia, lepas tu bagi alasan bateri fon habis, saja nak main-mainkan dia. Dekat uni, I ni boleh dikatakan terkenal jugak. Fakulti I tak ramai perempuan dan I ni salah satu yang cantik. Tiap-tiap hari boleh nampak pelajar laki curi-curi tengok tetek dan punggung I.

Lagi satu sebab i terkenal adalah sebab i suka melepak dengan pelajar lelaki. I suka apabila mereka curi-curi tengok tubuh, i suka apabila mereka beri perhatian dekat I, I suka disentuh oleh pelajar-pelajar lelaki. Korang nak tahu satu rahsia? Dalam masa i belajar dekat uni, i jarang gila duduk dekat asrama I. Selalunya, I akan duduk di bilik-bilik pelajar lelaki yang I suka. Warden pun bukan periksa pun apa yang jadi dalam asrama lelaki.

Dalam asrama lelaki inilah, I belajar untuk membuli dan merendahkan pelajar-pelajar lelaki skema,acah alim dan lembik. Dengan sokongan kebanyakan pelajar lelaki yang lain, hidup I di uni senang. Kerja kursus I ditangani bebudak skema, waktu peperiksaan banyak saja bebudak laki akan tolong I dalam dewan peperiksaan dan nafsu I jugak dipuaskan bebudak lelaki yang sama.

Pada awalnya, masa suami I telefon, i selalu akan elak panggilan dia. Tetapi atas saranan pelajar lelaki lain, mereka menyuruh i menjawab saja panggilan tersebut dan melayan suami I sambil mereka melayani I. Mereka memberitahu kepuasannya berbeza jika dibandingkan dengan yang biasa.

Memang betul cakap mereka, perasaan klimaks sambil bersembang dengan suamiku memang berbeza. I berasa lebih seronok, I berasa seperti I dapat kepuasan yang I nak sambil mempermainkan suami I. I akan biarkan cipap i dijilat sambil bertelefon dengan suami I, suara dengusan I akan I biarkan suami I mendengar. Si Suami I pulak akan menyangka i dalam kesakitan dan menanya perihal kesihatan I. I pernah bersembang dengan suami I ketika menunggang batang pelajar lain dan juga pernah membuat panggilan video semasa cipap ku disantap oleh pelajar lelaki lain.

Begitulah kehidupan I di uni. I menunggang seberapa banyak batang yang boleh, I memuaskan nafsu diri I setiap hari dengan menggunakan pelajar-pelajar lelaki di sekeliling I. I pernah melayan seorang, dua orang dan beberapa orang sekaligus sewaktu I di uni. Sebab itulah, I berasa kurang seronok ketika ibu bapa I bersetuju untuk mengahwinkan I dengan suami I. I berasa I dikekang dan geli untuk berkahwin dengan dia tapi i masih terima sebab suami i ni kaya.

Sebab itulah sehari sebelum bernikah, I anjurkan "pesta ranjang" di sebuah bilik hotel. I menjemput rakan-rakan lelaki I untuk meraikan perkahwinan I. Hampir 15 rakan lelaki I datang dan kami mulakan sebaik sahaja rakan pertama i muncul. I dihenjut beraneka posisi, dari katil hingga ke ruang tamu hingga ke tandas I tunggang batang. I bermandi peluh dan mani sehingga keesokan paginya. Kekadang I menunggang satu batang, kekadang dua dan paling maksima melayan 5 batang sekaligus(punggung, cipap, mulut dan melancap guna kedua-dua tangan).

I tidak tidur semalaman tersebut, I tidak tahu berapa kali i klimaks dan tidak tahu berapa kali rakan-rakan I memancut ke dalam ku. Perut I berasa kenyang menelan air mani pancutan batang-batang rakan-rakan I . I tidak berhenti sehinggalah beberapa jam sebelum waktu bernikah. Rakan-rakan I tidak membenarkan I untuk mandi dan menyuruh I bersedia untuk bernikah tanpa membersihkan diri. I masih ingat lagi air mani rakan-rakan I menitik membasahi seluar dalam I ketika I sedang bernikah.

Lepas habis bernikah, I pun cuba la berseronok dengan suami I waktu malam tersebut, Tapi korang semua dah tau kan, si suami I tak dapat naik dan I menduakan dia dengan rakan lelaki yang lain. Memang puas I menunggang rakan lelaki I malam itu sambil suami I terpaksa tengok. Lebih puas adalah menyuruh suami I membersihkan cipap I sambil punggung i dihenjut rakan I. Itu adalah malam keseronokan I dan malam dimana suami I kekal teruna selama-lamanya

[dreamychuu]

seingatku toh Timor leste tuh gabung 2011 ato 2009nan gt jadi kek middle man g salah?? I ONNO

KAMU GAK TAU YA APALAGI AKU YANG TIDUR WAKTU JAM IPS... 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[kurniawangunadi]

Menarik Diri dari Kehidupan

Akhir-akhir ini merasa lebih tenang, memang masih ada gelisahnya tapi tidak secemas sebelumnya. Mulai merasa nyaman dengan tidak banyak berinteraksi dengan gawai, tidak cek sosial media, dan fokus dengan alam pikiran dan diri. Di tengah-tengah arus setiap orang ingin mengenalkan dirinya ke publik dengan berbagai macam branding. Justru mulai merasa nyaman ketika tidak dikenal siapapun. Proses ini memberikan refleksi yang sangat banyak. Bahkan saat tulisan ini ditulisa di jam 2 pagi, hikmah itu masih belum berhenti mengalir rasanya. Di saat arus kehidupan seolah menuntut kita untuk dikenal dengan ini dan itu, di saat yang sama banyak sekali kehidupan yang berjalan di tempat-tempat yang jauh yang tak kita kenal, di desa, di dalam gang, di tumpukan gedung-gedung, di jalanan, dan lain-lain. Orang-orang yang bekerja untuk kehidupannya, tidak dikenal siapapun, tapi hati mereka dicukupkan dengan ketenangan, mereka tidak takut miskin, mereka tidak dikhawatirkan dengan hujan yang deras diperjalanan karena tidak memiliki mobil, tidak bingung dengan AC yang mati karena mereka memiliki rumah untuk berteduh. Hati mereka dilapangkan dengan rasa cukup. Sementara sebagian kita gelisah dengan gaji yang cukup besar, apakah nanti cukup untuk ini dan itu. Bahkan di alam bawah sadar kita, kita dihantui ketakutan akan kemiskinan dan terus merasa kurang.

Di saat kita berpikir bahwa kita harus terus menerus bekerja untuk bisa menumpuk harta, memiliki uang yang cukup, kemudian nanti bisa memiliki lebih banyak kesempatan dan waktu luang. Ada orang-orang yang ditempat jauh dan tidak kita kenal. Di sebuah desa, di dalam kontakan, di pesisir pantai. Mereka yang memilih jalan untuk mengabdikan dirinya, memilih jalan yang tidak ada gegap gempita dan hitungan uang yang bisa membuat mereka kaya raya seperti tujuan yang sedang ingin kita capai. Mereka memilih jalan untuk mengajarkan ayat-ayat Tuhan di surau-surau yang lapuk, mereka membantu orang-orang yang tidak mereka kenal, dan banyak lainnya.

Di saat kita merasa bahwa kita harus sangat keras dengan diri kita sendiri agar kita bisa mencapai mimpi-mimpi, membuktikan diri ke orang lain yang meremehkan, menunjukkan bahwa kita ada dan layak diperhatikan. Kita lupa bahwa akhirnya tidak ada orang yang lembut dengan diri kita, karena satu-satunya orang yang kita harapkan bisa bersikap lembut ternyata sama kerasnya, ialah diri kita sendiri. Hingga akhirnya diri kita pun menjadi orang yang sama kerasnya ke orang lain, menjadi lingkaran setan yang tak berujung.

Kini kita sama-sama dewasa, melalui jalan yang kita pilih sendiri-sendiri. Tapi, apakah kita mau berpikir sejenak pada apa yang sedang kita jalani? Apakah benar tidak ada hal yang harus dikoreksi? Jika jalan ini sangat menggelisahkan, apakah kita mau menjalaninya seumur hidup? Sepenting apakah tujuanmu sehingga di saat ini, bahkan kamu tidak pernah bersikap lembut ke dirimu sendiri? Apakah kamu yakin bakal ada umur untuk sampai ke tujuanmu? Kapan terakhir kamu berwelas asih sama diri sendiri? Orang yang selama ini hidupnya begitu keras.

[milaalkhansah]

Deactivated

Kalau dihitung-hitung, ini udah ketiga kali aku deactivated IG . Deactivated pertama akhir tahun lalu sampai awal tahun ini dalam waktu kurang dari tiga bulan. Deactivated kedua waktu bulan Agustus selama satu bulan lebih. Sedangkan yang ketiga kali ini gak tahu akan berapa lama.

Alasan deactivated pertama karena di waktu-waktu itu energi sosialku benar-benar kekuras habis. Setelah dipakai untuk sosialisasi, demi kepentingan promosi buku, dan juga aku lagi mengalami begitu banyak kehilangan beberapa bulan lalu. Seperti biasa, 'menghilang' sejenak dari peredaran orang-orang yang kukenal dan mengenalku dan juga mengurangi aktif main sosmed adalah salah satu caraku buat memulihkan diri. Sedangkan alasan deactivate kali ini selain karena aku lagi pengen punya banyak waktu buat belajar nulis, juga karena aku lagi mencoba untuk kembali digital detoks: mengurangi informasi-informasi tidak penting yang akhir-akhir ini sering membuatku sakit kepala.

Sebagai seseorang yang terlalu sering melakukannya, gak ada kesulitan berarti yang kurasakan. Mungkin ini juga salah satu efek gak lagi punya crush siapa-siapa awokawok jadi gak merasa punya alasan buat selalu hadir di media sosial, gak merasa punya kebutuhan buat 'mantau' seseorang, apalagi keperluan buat membalas pesan seseorang segera. Hidupku akhir-akhir ini lumayan damai: tanpa notifikasi, tanpa tau banyak hal, tanpa tekanan buat membalas pesan. Sesuatu yang bagi sebagian orang membosankan.

Dibanding deactivate sebelumnya, sepertinya deactivated kali ini yang membuatku lebih banyak punya bahan buat refleksi. Mungkin karena akhir-akhir ini aku mengalami begitu banyak kejadian yang secara aku sadari mengubah sudut pandangku akan beberapa hal. Sesuatu yang membuatku menjadi lebih dewasa dan juga mindful.

Beberapa refleksi yang aku dapatkan

Baca versi English nya di sini

1. I don't have many friends, i just know a lot of people.

Saat aku deactivate, ada beberapa orang yang menyadari hal itu dan segera mengirimkanku pesan. Mereka bertanya apakah aku baik-baik saja setelah merasa tidak pernah lagi melihatku online WhatsApp, ig ku deactivate, dan juga gak pernah lagi melihatku update story. Bahkan ada satu orang yang mengaku bahwa aku salah satu orang yang story nya gak dia mute karena dia selalu nungguin aku update story karena menurut dia bermanfaat >< mengetahui hal itu aku lumayan terlalu dan sempat nangis *dikit hahaha. Aku belajar kalau ternyata ya, kita suka gak sadar kalau kehadiran kita di hidup beberapa orang sepenting itu. Kita gak tahu kalau ternyata selama ini kita punya 'impact' dalam hidup orang, sekecil apa pun itu.

Dari situ juga aku belajar bahwa saat kita menghilang dari peredaran, beberapa orang mungkin akan menyadarinya dan mencari kita, tetapi sebagian besarnya tidak akan peduli. Alasannya bisa saja karena kehilangan kita gak membawa pengaruh apa-apa di hidup mereka alias kita gak sepenting itu dan it's okay. Hidup mereka akan tetap berjalan dengan ada atau tidak adanya kita. Kita gak perlu menjadi penting bagi semua orang. Karena kita pun juga pasti gak menganggap semua orang penting.

2. Waktu 24 jam selalu cukup bahkan lebih kalau gak kita pake buat main sosmed

Aku terbiasa baca satu buku sehari dengan jumlah 200-300 halaman. Tetapi semenjak deactivate kebiasaan itu nambah sampai jadi dua buku sehari. Goal baca 50 buku aku tahun ini udah tercapai dua bulan yang lalu, dan di tiga bulan menjelang ganti tahun ini alhamdulilah aku udah baca 75 buku. Karena gak punya banyak kegiatan selain bekerja, waktu yang dulu aku pakai buat main sosmed sekarang aku pakai buat baca lebih banyak buku, menulis, dan juga kegiatan produktif lainnya.

3. Media sosial adalah pemicu terbesarku untuk lebih mudah stres hahaha.

Aku tipikal orang yang mudah untuk menyerap sesuatu. Sehingga apa yang aku lihat, dengar, dan juga ketahui dari media sosial seringkali terlalu dalam aku rasakan dan juga pikirkan. Kaya berita tentang Palestina awal-awal tahun ini tuh sampe bikin aku gak berani buat buka sosmed saking takut dan gak bisa nahan nangis. Dan itu gak sehat sama sekali.

Beberapa tahun ini udah lumayan membaik karena karakter aku yang sekarang menjadi lebih bodo amat. Tapi tetap saja, ada beberapa hal yang gak berada dalam kontrol ku sama sekali, meskipun aku udah cukup berusaha untuk membatasi apa-apa yang mau aku tahu. Jadi ketika aku udah merasa kewalahan, aku sudah cukup paham bahwa itu adalah saatnya aku mengambil jeda sebentar.

Sebagai seseorang yang bekerja di creativity industry, aku tahu berhenti total main sosmed bukan keputusan yang bijak. Karena aku juga gak memungkiri bahwa dari media sosial jugalah aku dapat banyak kesempatan bagus, seperti dapat pengetahuan baru dan juga terhubung dengan banyak orang baik dan juga menginspirasi.

Yang perlu aku lakukan kini ialah menggunakan media sosial sebijak dan semindful mungkin. Memanfaatkannya sebagai tool yang bisa membantuku untuk berkembang menjadi lebih baik, alih-alih membiarkannya 'mengonsumsiku' sebebas mungkin.

[fllavmur]

⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ a little bit about me

u can call me kika 𑁤 minor !! infp ⋆.˚ aquarius ≈ she / her ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ birthday . 7th february

!! tw ed !!

sw: 60kg

cw: 47kg ; 45.5kg

gw: 45kg

ugw1: 40kg

ugw2: 35kg

height: 1.64

bmi: 16.9 (i'm still going to get to 16 because i want to and because i can)

that's it dolls. 🤍

im only going to weigh myself at the end of the next 4 weeks to see if anything changes and to have more motivation to lose weight !!

1st week (30/11/24) - 45.5 kg

2end week (07/12/24) - kg

3rd week (14/12/24) - kg

4th week (21/12/24) - kg

some of my favorite . 1 ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 lana del rey, mokyo, wonder girls, ethel cain, tyler, the creator, radiohead, malice mizer, mf doom, kaya, femme fatale, plastic tree, madmans esprit, tommy february6, tv girl, current joys, bedroom, bts, lamp, ichiko aoba, aphex twin, nujabes, joe hisaishi, ryuichi sakamoto, jeff buckley, asap rocky, soundgarden, fiona apple, sufjan stevens, type O negative, ariana grande, deftones, joy division, pearl jam, duster, have a nice life, alice in chains, quasimoto ...

some of my favorite. 2 ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 call me by your name, the winde rises, the sound of music, gilmore girls, speak, amelie, old disney, chicago, girl interrupted, the silence of the lambs, euphoria, black swan, tinker bell, harry potter, skins, the devil wears prada, lord of the rings, the boy and the beast, eyes wide shut, notting hill, sleepy hollow, whisper of the heart, bram stoker's dracula, hannibal (series), the hours, the little prince, dexter, mona lisa smile, little women, lost in translation, twilight, the holiday, bee and the puppy cat, oura high school host club, another, adventure time, black buttler ...

some of my favorite . 3 ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 daisy choi, via li, malissa(thepostofdicegirl), massimo dutti, taylor russel, zendaya, nailea devora, pinterest, ralph lauren, miu miu, pink, yoshitomo nara, john galliano, vivienne westwood, aya takano, visual kei, mads mikkelsen, vintage things, sylvanian family, jimin ᰔ, vanilla, ballet, classic music, miguel adrover, opera, goodnight punpun, shin-ichi sakamoto, studio ghibli ...

!TW! so sorry but you will most likely find some ed posts here ...

let me know if you want to be mutuals .ᐟ.ᐟ

this is my spotify ₊⊹

this is my pinterest ₊⊹

most of the images inserted in this blog do not belong to me and I give all credits to their creators ...

my blogg is for everyone, but : p0rn accounts, older men, homophob1c, rac1st, mach1st, rude/disrespectful people, toxic stans, ...

[cintaaulia]

PUFFIN, SI BURUNG MULTITALENTA

Okey jadi gini guys kalo di antara kalian ada yang pernah bertanya-tanya ada gk sih burung yang bisa menyelam tapi bisa terbang juga? Nah kalo ada, ini nih si burung yang menjadi jawaban dari pertanyaan kalian itu.

Kita kenalan dulu ya dengan burung lucu satu ini. Burung dengan tampilan unik ini biasanya hidup di daerah pantai berbatu atau tebing curam di wilayah Arktik dan sub-Arktik, seperti di pantai Islandia, Norwegia, dan Alaska. Mereka seringkali bersarang dalam koloni besar.

Burung Puffin beneran bisa berenang kaya pinguin?

Yup bener banget mereka ini bisa berenang, kalau dilihat sekilas dia bahkan mempunyai kaki yang berselaput seperti kaki bebek. Mereka akan menggunakan sayapnya bagaikan sirip nih guys. Jadi bisa dibilang mereka adalah perenang dan penyelam ulung. Mereka bahkan dapat menyelam hingga puluhan meter untuk mencari makanan.

Keunikan mereka bagaikan burung dengan kemampuan yang multitalent ini menjadi daya tarik tersendiri, dimana dapat melakukan dua hal yang tidak bisa semua hewan lakukan yaitu menyelam dan terbang. Mereka bahkan dapat mengepakkan sayapnya hingga 400 kali per menit dan melesat di udara dengan kecepatan hingga 88 km/jam. Hal ini disebabkan oleh Puffin yang memiliki tulang yang berongga sehingga memudahkan saat terbang karena dapat meringankan tubuhnya.

Jadi apa lagi nih yang ingin kalian ketahui tentang satwa lainnya?

[morethansalad]

Creamy Eggless Kaya Jam (Vegan Coconut Jam)

[buffetlicious]

These three slices of cakes all hail from Han’s Cafe & Cake House. The green Pandan Kaya Cakes had kaya (coconut jam) spread between layers of pandan flavoured sponge cakes and topped with fragrant silky pandan egg custard. The Chocolate Gateau came with chocolate sponges, thin layers of butter cream and topped with chocolate ganache and a nut.

[eroguron0nsense]

Assorted One Piece Modern AU HCs

The Whitebeard Pirates are all part of a shelter/relief/mutual aid network for drug users, unhoused people, and vulnerable youth. Ace looks up to them all immensely and volunteers part time, but he's still very much on a journey of self discovery and healing

Ace is a massive music nerd and hobbyist with a near encyclopedic knowledge of genre histories and subcultural spaces. He goes to a lot of local acts his friends are involved in, plays the drums and bass and hangs out at Brook's recording studio/jams with him from time to time while he's in town (Brook loves Luffy and his family, and he's just happy to entertain young people who make or love music and let them use the space). He's undecided in his major but kinda leaning toward sociology or social work.

(Rayleigh is his prof, and unbeknownst to him, a college buddy/old flame of his bio parents who recognized him immediately and has no clue what to do with himself.)

Sabo is, of course, a socialist student organizer in a poli-sci/law program and interning at Dragon's practice (grassroots activist turned civil rights lawyer). The ASL brothers live together in a shitty apartment with barely any heat. He's secretly a massive film snob and organizes Radical Documentary Screenings with Koala from time to time.

Dadan has a cabin like 2 hours outside the city in the mountains and the brothers crash there every now and then over the holidays. She's retired now and constantly gripes about having to feed and shelter her stupid kids every time they come home but she still gets teary whenever she watches them go. Their childhood bedroom and three bunk beds are perfectly preserved and cleaned, and she wouldn't ever dream of moving Ace's posters or Sabo's old bookshelf and criterion DVDs or Luffy's plushies and taxidermied insects.

Brook's band is a genre-blending indie darling that occasionally tours the country. I'm definitely not the first one to think of this, but Laboon is a Newfoundland with severe separation anxiety and Brook has to bring him on tour or to half of the group outings. The Rumbar Pirates are a local jazz act he performs with from time to time, and he may or may not have dated Calico Yorki.

Usopp (fresh out of high school) only recently reconnected with his father and they've been having awkward family dinners with Kaya but it's getting less weird having Yasopp around. He babysits the Usopp Pirates part time and they love him to pieces; he's low-key interested in studying Botany and horticulture and has been checking out local degrees and training programs.

Franky's in the middle of an auto mechanic apprenticeship and is debating trying to get into a mech eng program at Robin's university; he was raised by Tom as a carpenter, and has worked as one for a really long time, but he's increasingly getting into engines and inventing things and the family's very supportive. Robin's a Masters student doing an hourly TA thing in Clover's class on Archaeology of the Void Century, and they're married.

Sanji, naturally, works at the Baratie and Zeff lets him brainstorm and test daily specials or set menus for holidays. He and Pudding are in the same patissier courses at culinary school (she's obviously a baking major); they're exes who've stayed friends and care deeply for each other. The ASL brothers sometimes pick up shifts at the Baratie (with the exception of Luffy who broke way too many dishes)–Zeff really likes all of Sanji's friends and dumps leftovers on them

[writer-by-the-sea]

on days where mental spoons are low and you don't feel like cooking...what are some simple snacks you like to reach for?

I love the analogy of mental spoons! I am having a few low mental spoon week, myself.

Meaning this question came at the prefect time!

Today, I've been snacking on a lot of grapes. Green ones are my favorite, and Pierre's had very fresh and crisp grapes; I bought three pounds of them!

I am a big fan of fruit in general. As I'm sure you know, I love pomegranates. I will also go for the occasional blood orange or a sugar bee apple.

Then, what I usually like with my fruit, are just a few cubes of cheese. A simple colby, cheddar, or mozzarella pairs nicely.

However, if you're looking for more full sized meals...

I feel that my simple guilty pleasure meals are a tad bit embarrassing and not something I would ever cook for another person; but I digress, these are very filling and simple.

First up, raviolis cooked in a flavored broth (usually chicken flavored.) If I'm feeling extra fancy, I'll add some Italian seasonings and garlic powder. I snuggle up with a blanket, with the bowl of 'soup' in my lap, and slurp it up while I read.

Also, and this one is more rare for me but also just as lazy. Buttered noodles. Noodles + butter = dinner. Similar to the very detailed recipe above: add seasonings if you want to be fancy. Bonus points if you have heavy cream and parmesan; then you can just make a tasty little sauce instead. I'll also throw in some frozen peas, broccoli, corn; really whatever vegetables I have on hand to make it "healthy."

Dinosaur chicken nuggets. Yes, specifically the dinosaur ones. I throw them in my mini oven for about 25-30 minutes until they're very crispy (nearly burnt) and enjoy with a random dipping sauce. Usually something sweet.

I also enjoy bread with spreads. Butter & jam, peanut butter & tomato, sweet potato, kaya, honey; almost anything.

Of course I will also have the occasional frozen meal, though I try to avoid them the best that I can.

What do you think? Anything you think you'd try?

[shalomniscient]

OH! sevchino thought that i suddenly had. in one of the asks you mentioned that you’re from SEA (me too!) was wondering what arle’s reaction would be if she would to taste south east asian cuisine, would she like them or would she have certain preferences?

omg i love this question !! had to sit and think about this one for a while HAHA for my non SEAsian or even non-msian gamers and moots, i'll add footnotes to the bottom of this post for each dish/food :)) ok last note before we get into the ask, i'm msian myself, so my 'expertise' as it were is in msian dishes (or, the msian variety). SEA is not a monolith and i won't pretend to know every single SEA dish out there, so the dishes i describe in this post won't be reflective of the true breadth of SEA cuisine !! ok disclaimer over tq for listening to my ted talk 😌😌😌

for breakfast foods i am legally obligated to make her try nasi lemak at least once bcos c'mon now. if i don't plug nasi lemak to foreigners i feel like the govt will kick my door down and revoke my citizenship. i usually take mine with fried chicken BUT i feel like arle would like paru (lung) ?? don't ask me why i am operating simply on vibes LOL but aside from that i think she'd be an absolute fiend for kaya on toast which honestly ??? so sexy of her, kaya is so fucking good

main dishes are a little difficult, admittedly, because a lot of them do have a generous amount of spice if i'm comparing it to fontaninan/european standards. i feel like arle has okay-ish spice tolerance, so i think arle could sit down and enjoy a toned-down rendang or an asam pedas that's more asam (sour) than pedas (spicy). anything higher than that like a straight up sambal might destroy her tastebuds LOL unless it's the kind of sambal that's got a sweeter aftertaste, though EYE personally don't like that kind of sambal LMAO as for noodle dishes, can't go wrong with a good ol' laksa or bakso. these are generally not the most spicy (and you can choose the spice level for bakso) as far as i've encountered them, so it's another win for arle !! also char kuey teow !!!! i prefer the dry version over the wet version, but both are FIRE and so fucking good. it's also not the spiciest, like you can get kuey teow that is kinda mild, so arle would be able to handle it 👍👍👍

ok now that we've got main dishes aside it's time to get really into it and go right to the sweet stuff and BOY do we have sweet stuff... i dunno why but i feel like arle would most enjoy semperit ?? maybe because i think it's very similar in taste to what you can find in fontaine. there's also bahulu, which is functionally the same as a sponge cake, just a lot smaller, like cookie sized. moving on from the kuih though we got the heavy sugar hitters like ais batu campur and cendol. i don't think arle would actively seek either of these out, but she will indulge in them if EYE drag her ass out to the night market to get some 😌😌😌 also i would 100% get her to try bandung and honestly i feel like she might like it !! but in moderation, because god that thing is sweet asf 💀💀💀

ok i think i've written everything i got for now so i can cease my rambling sdhlsjdhlsjhd in conclusion i feel like arle would gravitate more to the sweet foods than the spicy foods, but she can sit down and appreciate the spicy stuff once in a while !! in any case, thank u for the ask anonnie !! i think i got a little carried away but this was fun :))

nasi lemak - rice cooked in coconut milk and usually served with deep fried peanuts and anchovies, sambal, fried or boiled egg, and sliced cucumbers. can also be eaten with fried chicken or rendang.

paru - fried beef lung. personally not a fan, but it's usually eaten as a side dish to accompany nasi lemak.

kaya - a spread kind of like jam made from coconut milk, eggs, sugar and pandan leaves.

rendang - slow cooked and braised meat in coconut milk, seasoned with a metric fuckton of herbs and spices. my personal favourite is beef rendang, though it comes in chicken and lamb variations also.

asam pedas - a stew dish that involves fish cooked in with tamarind (asam) juice and assorted spices. usually will also have okra/lady's finger and/or eggplants added in as vegetables.

sambal - spicy chili paste, though some variations make it a little sweeter. sambal has a bunch of different versions, but my personal favorite is sambal belacan, which is sambal made with fermented shrimp paste (it's so fuckign good................ belacan my beloved)

laksa - sour-spicy noodle dish served in broth that contains coconut milk and/or tamarind, with chicken or prawn as toppings.

char kuey teow - stir fried rice noodles, usually prepared with lard but pork-free variations also exist. fried with cockles and prawns, but sometimes also with chicken or beef.

bakso - beef broth noodle soup with meatballs but SEAsian style 😎😎😎

semperit - a kind of crumbly custard cookie

bahulu - small cookie-sized sponge cakes

ais batu campur - shaved ice with red beans, syrup, condensed milk, evaporated milk, cendol, corn and agar-agar cubes. you can also add other stuff but iirc this is the typical combo. colloquially known as ABC.

cendol - shaved ice with green pandan-flavored jelly, coconut milk and palm sugar.

bandung - rose syrup mixed with evaporated milk and/or condensed milk